Watts Records Eighth Goal of the Season as Men's Soccer Draws with Chowan

BANNER ELK, N.C. – Harrison Watts scored in the 58^th minute of action for Lees-McRae men's soccer, but Chowan answered in the 67^th minute of play as the two sides collected the 1-1 tie on the day.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 1; Chowan -- 1
LOCATION: Tate Field -- Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (6-2-6/4-1-4); Chowan (5-5-4/5-2-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Bobcats looked to have the one-goal advantage with a little over 15 minutes to play in the first half after William Gakio found Watts for a goal, but a foul at midfield overturned the goal and kept the contest scoreless. The two squads went into the halftime break with neither side unable to find the back of the net.
• Watts buried his eighth goal of the season in the 58^th minute after an assist by Brown as the Bobcats led 1-0 with 32 minutes of action remaining.
• Tren Drexhage for Chowan knotted the match at one goal in the 67^th minute after a solid play by Ausa Omwenga.
• Lees-McRae and Chowan remained deadlocked at 1-1 to the end of the contest as the Bobcats registered one point in the Conference Carolinas standings.
• Watts had two shots on target as Jesper Jonsson and Brown each tallied a shot on net.

FOR THE HAWKS:

• Drexhage scored the lone goal for Chowan as he also had the lone shot on target for the Hawks.
• Charlie Farrar made three stops in goal for Chowan to clinch the 1-1 draw.

UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae heads to Due West, South Carolina for a league matchup with Erskine on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The kickoff is slated for a 3:30 p.m. start as part of a soccer doubleheader with the women's soccer team.

For more information on Lees-McRae Athletics, follow the Bobcats on Twitter (@LMCBobcats), on Facebook (Lees-McRae Athletics), and on Instagram (leesmcraeathletics). Read Full Article